Risk Factors for Prolonged Opioid Use After Open Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to evaluate factors associated with postoperative opioid use after open treatment of distal radius fractures.

Methods

The Humana insurance claims database was queried for open treatment of distal radius fractures by Current Procedural Terminology codes. The search was further refined to identify patients who filled an opioid prescription within 6 weeks after their surgery. The study's outcomes were: (1) limited postoperative opioid use, defined as filling a prescription once in the 6-week to 6-month period after surgery; and (2) persistent postoperative opioid use, defined as filling a prescription more than once in the 6-week to 6-month period after surgery. Logistic regression models were performed to identify factors associated w

SUBMITTER: Qin MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9608298 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature